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Spring Rolls
This guy made 900 spring rolls. I ate two of them. They were excellent! I hope he really does get to high five the Dalai Lama. -
This is really freaking me out
Okay, who signed me up for a free trial subscription to Runner's World? -
Leap day
Yesterday the first thing on my calendar was a meeting downtown, so from home I took the bus with the briefcase toting professional types instead of the bus with the backpack toting college students. It was a glorious, sunny, almost spring-like morning, and I was in a good mood.
At about 2nd and Bell, the driver got word of traffic being re-routed ( Read more... ) -
All the posts I meant to post
Yeah, Martha Stewart. So yummy I didn't even mind eating the same leftovers every night for a week. I didn't love the puff pastry crust, though. It was too puffy. Mom says to use crescent roll dough instead. I will try this next time.
Why did no one warn me that Anna Karenina is 832 pages long?? It does not fit in my work tote, therefore I don't ( Read more... ) -
Forecast
For the next 10 days in Seattle:
Rain. Showers. Showers. Showers. Showers. Mostly Cloudy. Showers. Few Showers. Showers. Showers.
Don't even ask about the last 10 days. -
Books that make you dumb
This is wrong on soooooo many levels, but interesting nonetheless.
I dunno, I felt pretty dumb after Freakonomics. -
Addicted to Herons
Seattlites tend to be very avid in their leisure time pursuits. They don't do anything halfway. They don't just jog; they train for marathons. They don't just bike; they bike to Portland. They don't just go to the opera occasionally; they buy season tickets. I'm hopeful that living in Seattle will help me fix what I've long considered to be a ( Read more... ) -
Ohio and Iowa: Two totally different places
Seattlites have a lot of trouble distinguishing between Ohio and Iowa. When I am introducing myself to someone and explaining how I moved from Ohio, the person I'm meeting invariably says "Oh! So-and-so is from Ohio, too! I'll have to introduce you." Then they do introduce me, and as often as not, so-and-so is actually from Iowa.
A co-worker told me ( Read more... )
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